Vacancy title:
Finance Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Gardens for Health International

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, August 24 2025

Duty Station:
Gasabo | Gasabo | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

About the Role:

The Finance Officer supports the finance department by ensuring the accurate maintenance of financial records, efficient transaction processing, and compliance with company policies and relevant regulations. This role involves assisting in bookkeeping, preparing financial reports, reconciling accounts, and aiding in audits. The Finance Officer collaborates closely with the finance team and other departments to ensure the timely and accurate processing of payments, invoices, and payroll. Additionally, the role contributes to budgeting and forecasting processes, helping to provide insight into the organization’s financial health.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Review project budgets, staffing and work plans to guarantee appropriate fees.
• Maintain and manage project expenditure.
• Updating financial statements
• Perform month-end account closing activities and reconciliations.
• Maintain general ledger accounts and prepare journal entries for accruals and variances.
• Guarantee timely reporting, budgeting, financial management and project forecasting to the organization
• Perform accounting analysis for cash accruals, account payables, reconciliations and foreign exchange.
• Work with Project Managers in accounting issues and linking the activities with their expenditures.
• Support Auditor in conducting external audits.
• Assist in tax preparation and filing activities if requested.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts, revenue accounts and expenditures.
• Prepare financial reports to identify and explain variances.
• Follow documentation to maintain accounting files.
• Adhere to standard accounting principles and company procedures.
• Reconcile bank records with bank statements.
• Provide accounting and administrative support to external audit teams.
• Check and verify vendor bills before making payment advice.
• Updating financial records via accounting software
• Preparing quarterly budget under the review of senior management

Qualifications:

• Having a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and any other related field
• Pursuing any of the Accounting Professional courses (CPA, ACCA) will be an added advantage.
• At least 3 years of experience in accounting preferably in NGOs or related consultant firms.
• Strong knowledge of Ms Office especially Excel and Word.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, especially those regulating grants and contracts.
• Strong knowledge of QuickBooks.
• Communication skills.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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